The occupiers currently control 125,000 square kilometers of our state.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi stated that after the start Russia's full-scale invasion had occupied 3,620 settlements, but the Armed Forces had already liberated about a third, namely 1,017. The head of state told parliamentarians in Luxembourg.
Zelensky added that another 2,603 settlements are under Russian occupation. In total, the occupiers control about 20% of the territory of Ukraine – almost 125,000 square kilometers. This is more than the area of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg combined.
“ About 300,000 square kilometers are contaminated with mines, unexploded ordnance . Nearly 12 million Ukrainians have become internally displaced, more 5 million went abroad, “the president added.
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The Pentagon believes that the operational fighting that is currently taking place in the Donbas, will determine the further course of events. They add that it is too early to make predictions about the end of the war: on the one hand, it may still last a long time, and on the other – some of the parties can still win a decisive victory .
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